Kolben

German (Berlin)

/ˈkɔlbən/

noun
Definitions
  • (weaponry) butt of a rifle
  • (mechanics) piston
  • (botany) spadix
  • (sciences) flask

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German kolbe (club) inherited from Old High German kolbo inherited from Proto-Germanic *kolbô derived from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (cold, form into a ball, ball, gleam, ball up, freeze, be cold, amass, clench, round, swollen).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gel-

Gloss

cold, form into a ball, ball, gleam, ball up, freeze, be cold, amass, clench, round, swollen

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

冷, 寒

Emoji
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